Michael Fassbender

A Dangerous Method

Cronenberg's cerebral study of psychoanalysis, starring Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender

27 Jan 2012

(15) 99min David Cronenberg’s new film is a change of pace for the seldom gore-shy director of The Fly and A History of Violence, being a talky period drama about the birth of psychoanalysis in the early 20th century. But while the body-horror…

Michael Fassbender's biking relaxation

Celebrity Gossip

14 Jan 2012

Michael Fassbender unwound from shooting six films in two years by travelling 5,000 miles on a bike. The Irish/German actor - who lives in London - made movies including 'Shame' and 'Haywire' in a short space of time so decided to get away from it…

Shame

Steve McQueen's second directorial effort is an unflinching portrayal of sex addiction

5 Jan 2012

(18) 101min Sexual imagery oozes from every blockbuster and frat boy comedy, but serious discussion rather than cheap titillation is a rarity. Cinema actually finds it hard to confront sex, partly because the American censorship board takes such a…

Director Steve McQueen discusses latest film Shame

Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan star in story of sex addiction

5 Jan 2012

‘When I first heard of the notion of sex addicts I laughed,’ says Steve McQueen. ‘Then I did a bit of research. It’s very similar to an alcoholic that drinks a litre of whisky a day.’ The artist and director is talking about his new film Shame, an…

Jane Eyre

Gothic yet modern adaptation helped by excellent performances

19 Aug 2011

(PG) 120min The latest adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s classic book demonstrates that great texts can have many different interpretations. Director Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) dumps the childhood chapters, makes insinuations as to the cruel…

X-Men: First Class

Latest in franchise makes clever use of Cold War-era setting

30 Jun 2011

(12A) 132min The novelty of the Hollywood franchise reboot has worn thin, but this re-launch of the initially excellent adaptations of the Marvel comic book benefits from a canny central concept that takes the mutant superhero team back to their…

Michael Fassbender's Holby City flop

TV Gossip

2 Jun 2011

Michael Fassbender fell asleep on set when he was an extra in 'Holby City'. The 'X-Men: First Class' actor appeared as a guest star in the BBC One medical drama in 2002, but he disappointed the director by falling asleep in the middle of filming a…

Jonah Hex

22 Aug 2010

(15) 81min Clint Eastwood’s iconic Man With No Name is the inspiration for Jonah Hex, a vengeful cowboy in director Jimmy Hayward’s adaptation of the popular DC Comics character. Scarred and angry, Hex wanders the post civil war landscape…

Gregory's Girl, Mogwai's Burning and Legacy bring Glasgow Film Festival 2010 to a close

Glasgow Film Festival blog

2 Mar 2010

I returned to GFF for the closing day yesterday and discovered it had been an eventful weekend: Neil Marshall turned up at FrightFest to show off 20 minutes of Centurion, his forthcoming historical actioner featuring a naked Michael Fassbender in the…

Michael Fassbender loves tight trunks

Celebrity Gossip

5 Sep 2009

Michael Fassbender likes wearing leather Speedos. The 'Fish Tank' actor - who dons a series of unusual outfits for his roles in forthcoming movies 'Jonah Hex' and 'Centurion' - refuses to limit himself to art house movies because he prefers the…

Inglourious Basterds

15 Aug 2009

Quentin Tarantino’s much talked about men-on-a-mission WWII movie has been a long time coming, but now his sixth feature (originally inspired by the 1978 film of almost the same name) is here and it’s great. Brad Pitt’s Lieutenant Aldo Raine and his…

EIFF 2009 - Fish Tank

11 Jun 2009

Andrea Arnold is a director who likes to work on instinct. She makes films that are defined by their acute observation of real lives rather than informed by a movie buff’s love affair with cinema. The point is underlined at the Cannes launch of her new…

Hunger

Protest picture

30 Oct 2008

'Were you out last night my friend?' 'Is it that obvious?' I say pulling down a wrinkled lower eyelid to expose an eye as bloodshot as those of the two men opposite me. They are hot young actor Michael Fassbender - all fair brown hair, blue eyes, slight…